‘Standing up for our children’: parents divided over London teachers’ strikes
Parents in Waltham Forest are divided over ongoing teachers' strikes related to school funding cuts. While some parents support the teachers' actions, citing concerns over job losses and special needs support, others worry about the impact of the strikes on their children's education. The National Education Union is advocating for better funding and pay, amidst a backdrop of declining pupil numbers and rising costs in London schools.
- ▪Teachers in Waltham Forest are on strike as part of a wave of industrial action by the National Education Union.
- ▪Parents have joined teachers on picket lines to protest against job losses and cuts to special educational needs support.
- ▪The NEU is demanding an above-inflation pay rise fully funded by the government, with a potential national ballot for further strikes looming.
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Parents, children and teachers protest against school funding cuts in Walthamstow on 22 May. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The GuardianView image in fullscreenParents, children and teachers protest against school funding cuts in Walthamstow on 22 May. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The GuardianSchools‘Standing up for our children’: parents divided over London teachers’ strikesWaltham Forest in the east of the capital has seen a wave of industrial action in schools, with more to come Sally Weale Education correspondentThu 28 May 2026 02.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe gates to South Grove primary school in Walthamstow were closed to pupils last week.Teachers were on strike as part of a disparate wave of industrial action by members of the National Education Union (NEU) in schools across…
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